Adwolfe is a

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(CDP) in Smyth County,

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, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Adwolfe is located at (36.783641, −81.589270). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km), all of it land.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,457 people, 587 households, and 459 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 185.6 people per square mile (71.7/km). There were 617 housing units at an average density of 78.6/sq mi (30.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.22%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.21% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population. There were 587 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,117, and the median income for a family was $42,941. Males had a median income of $29,861 versus $20,038 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,880. About 3.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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